Cast Bullets Blog

06 Apr

Cast bullets and a Smith & Wesson model 29

At a recent gun show I came across a Smith & Wesson model 29. It was probably made in the late 50’s or early 60’s according to the guy selling it. The gun showed little wear and was in excellent...

22 Jan

Cast bullets, barrel leading and your revolver.

Besides the Dan Wesson revolver that I own not chambering our own cast bullets I have a Ruger that leads up the barrel. So in the interest of identifying the potential problem(s) we decided to compare it to a Pietta...

22 Jun

Barrel leading problems and how to resolve them

It seems the main reason people shy away from shooting a cast bullet is the issue with lead deposits in the barrel. Not always is the bullet to blame! We will discuss a logical approach to determining the cause or causes...